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Hello, I have a 7 year old pool with a raised spa. A leak has developed where the spillway stone is connected to the rest of the spa. When the spa is turned off, the outside of the spa facing the pool is wet and I have determined water is seeping along the sides and bottom of the spillway...

Hello, Does anyone know if the PH probe wire and the ORP probe wire are interchangeable? Our 5 year old pool has been trouble free, however at the end of last year our PH readings on the Intelichem have been way off, as confirmed using my TFP test kit. I replaced the PH probe at the end of last...

Hello, Thank you for all that everyone does here, it has been so very helpful. This is my 3rd pool opening. I seem to really struggle with my opening SLAM each year. I open early when air temps are in 50's - 60's and water temps are in 50's. My question is regarding my opening SLAM as my...

Hello, Does Calcium Hypochlorite have a shelf life? With the shortage of bleach, I was considering using Calcium Hypochlorite instead. I have some that I bought 12-18 months ago. Thank you, Mike Lansdale, PA

Hello, Does water temperature affect the FC or CC test? I opened my pool and the water temp is 57 degrees. If I test FC and CC as soon as I take the water sample will it read differently than if I let it sit inside and warm up to room temperature? Thank you.

Hello, My pool is winterized and I currently have my mesh safety cover on my 30K gallon gunite pool. The water is 4 inches above the top of my light fixtures. Over the next 4 days we are going to have freezing temps with two days in the mid 20’s and two days in the low teens. Question...

Thank you to for the TFP community. I have learned so much here. It is amazing how many of my friends and neighbors who have pools but don't follow TFP look at me like I am crazy when I tell them I have never set foot in a pool store and manage my pool myself. Anyway... My question is...

Hello, Since opening my pool 2 weeks ago I have not been able to maintain my FC. After testing it a few times and seeing my FC almost 0 I decided to SLAM assuming I had alge growing even though the pool was clear. My one problem is I had already added CYA prior to realizing I was losing my...

Hello, I have a 30,000 gallon gunite pool with a Pentair IC-40 SWG. It appears my SWG is undersized for my pool. My question is, how do I calculate how many ppm of FC my SWG is generating for my pool per hour when running the SWG at 100%? Thank you, Mike

Hello, My pool was finished last fall and closed by my builder. I opened the pool today and for the life of me can not get the eyeballs back in. I have banged on them so hard to get them back into the wall returns I am afraid I am going to break them. Does anyone have any tips or should I...

Hello, My 30,000 gallon gunite pool was completed in August 2016 and I closed it in early November 2016. I live near Philadelphia. I have a mesh safty cover. Today I pulled back the cover to check the water level and decided to practice my water testing skills using my TF 100 test kit. My...

Hello, I have Intelichem that is managing my PH and FC. To take better control of my pool, can anyone tell me if there is away to disable Intelichem from controlling my Intelichlor all together? I would still like to Intelichem to continue to manage my PH, but I would like to manage the FC...

Hello, I have a new pool with a pentair cartridge filter and gas heater. Does anyone recommend putting Armor All or some type of coating on the exterior to protect it and keep it looking new? I am thinking thinking I do this for the plastic exterior of my car to keep it looking new, why not...

Thank you everyone for all of the wonderful information. Below is a summary of our pool build scheduled to begin late next month in the Northwest suburbs of Philadelphia. I would appreciate any comments (favorable or critical) regarding our decisions. We put our deposit down in December so...

I need help finding a pool builder. I have been searching for a pool builder in Southeastern, PA with no luck. We are looking to install something in the area of a 20 x 40 vinyl in-ground pool. Either contractors don't show up for scheduled appointments, show up but never provide an estimate...